Aorto-Mitral Curtain Reconstruction with Multiple Bovine Pericardial Patches: A Case of Multiple Valve Infective Endocarditis
Invasive infective endocarditis (IE) with abscess formation involving the intervalvular fibrous body (IFB) between the aortic and mitral valves or aorto-mitral curtain (AMC) can make surgical repair and reconstruction a particularly complex and high-risk surgical procedure.
Dr. Krishna Bhagwat repaired a complex invasive multiple(three) native valve infective endocarditis with an aortic root abscess involving the crux of the heart (Intervalvular Fibrous Body: IFB) between the aortic and mitral valves or aorto-mitral curtain (AMC). The patient successfully underwent pericardial patch reconstruction of neo-aortomitral continuity and aortic valve replacement with mitral and tricuspid valve repair.
Source: Originally published on CTSNET.
Heart of Melbourne Team Performs The First Structural Heart Procedure Of Knox Hospital
In another first, Dr James Sapontis supported by Dr Asrar Ul Haq and Knox Private Cardiac team, seen pictured above, performed the WATCHMAN® procedure.
In this case, Atrial Fibrillation was discovered after the patient collapsed suddenly and was taken to hospital. Through further investigation, the patient was found to also have had an intracranial bleed, therefore blood thinners was not viable treatment option and left untreated, the AF would have been fatal.
(The WATCHMAN® is a small coin sized, permanent heart implant and is a procedure for stroke prevention in AF patients. It reduces the risk of stroke-causing blood clots originating from the heart’s left atrial appendage. The procedure is specifically designed for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) that is unrelated to a heart valve condition and who don’t respond well to blood thinners.)
In another first, Dr James Sapontis supported by Dr Asrar Ul Haq, Dr. Krishna Bhagwat and Knox Private Cardiac team, seen pictured above, performed the WATCHMAN® procedure.
(The WATCHMAN® is a small coin sized, permanent heart implant and is a procedure for stroke prevention in AF patients. It reduces the risk of stroke-causing blood clots originating from the heart’s left atrial appendage. The procedure is specifically designed for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) that is unrelated to a heart valve condition and who don’t respond well to blood thinners.)